Re: [RFC] device_initialize()

[Alexander Viro]

On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Patrick Mochel wrote:

> Overall, I agree with the concept of the patch. I wonder though if we 
> could do it without burdening all the callers of device_register() to 
> first call device_initialize(). Well, tastefully at least. 

I'd rather add device_add() and make device_register() call device_initialize()
followed by device_add()...

	BTW, my variant of the same beast is on
ftp.math.psu.edu/pub/viro/O/O142-device_add-C42
with uses in O14[3-6]* in the same place...